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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Manditory Seatbelt Laws
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Date: Wed, 3-Apr-85 10:55:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  3 10:55:00 1985
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They are just one more step down "The Road to Serfdom."  More directly,
they disgust me.  They are a lot less of an inconvenience than many
regulations, but what is most disturbing is that it seems to me
symbolic of the gov't. 'strapping you in.'
I was really outraged by the law when it was passed, and I've decided
not to wear one.  If a policeman stops me for it, I would take the
opportunity (after I stop laughing at him, of course) to ask him if he
doesn't feel ridiculous about it.  My guess is that many cops feel
a bit stupid doing this sort of thing -- not exactly the stuff boyhood
dreams are made of.